Surprise! More pictures!

We were surprised with a new batch of Gracie pictures today! I happened to check my email on my lunch break and saw that we got them, and I had to run home immediately to show Laura. Man, she's a cutie!

These first two show her in the yellow daisy outfit we sent her right after Christmas. And that's a fuzzy Pooh blanket we gave her, as well.
It took about 2-3 weeks for them to get the package so we were excited to finally see Grace in some of the outfits we got for her.





































This last one shows her with a bunch of the other babies that are waiting for their parents. Their expressions crack us up!

The paperwork process continues. Our home study is finalized and being translated into Chinese. We are in the process of scheduling a trip to Kansas City to turn in her immigration paperwork. We will still need to make trips to Jefferson City and another one back to Kansas City before we are finished.

We love you all! Remember to keep praying for Grace, her birth mother, the awesome people taking care of her, and us!

New pictures of Gracie!

We've been waiting eagerly for new pictures and here they are! Check out our beautiful daughter! We really love this first one.






















Little Gracie is seven weeks old now. She's already changed quite a bit from those first photos. Misti (one of the people taking care of her) says she is really sweet and easy to care for. She enjoys playing with Gracie's hair, as you can see in those last two pictures! Gracie is stylin' already with her little mohawk!


We recently sent a box over for Gracie with some outfits and booties, a stuffed animal, a blanket, and a picture of us that they can put in her crib. We even sent a tape with us talking, singing, and reading stories to her. They like to play those for the children over there, so they can start to get used to the parents' voices before they even meet them.


Everyone keeps asking us when we get to go get her. Right now, we are waiting on our home study to be finalized. Then that will be translated into Chinese and there will be much more paperwork to get through both governments. We keep thinking we will be going over around March, but it really could be anytime from March to May. We are hoping for it to be as soon as possible!

We know you all are waiting and praying with us. Thank you, and we love you all!